President Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department, José Javier Rodríguez, stalled in the Senate Tuesday after Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Bob Menendez (N.J.) voted with Republicans to block him from advancing.  



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Biden Labor nominee stalls in Senate after Manchin, Menendez vote with GOP

President Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department, José Javier Rodríguez, stalled in the Senate Tuesday after Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Bob Menendez (N.J.) voted with Republicans to block him from advancing.   An aide to Manchin said the West Virginia Democrat had concerns about Rodriguez’s “political activism and […]

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Senate votes down Biden's long-stalled Labor Department nominee

Two Democratic lawmakers joined with Republicans to vote against advancing President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department on Nov. 28.
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Republicans in a 44 to 51 vote that stalled the nomination of José Javier Rodriguez on the Senate floor. Four Democrats were absent from the vote.
Democrats only hold a slim 51–49 majority in the Senate, meaning the…

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Biden's Labor Department Nominee Fails to Advance in Senate After Democrats Vote With GOP

Two Democrats voted with Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday to block José Javier Rodríguez, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department, from advancing.

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Biden Labor nominee stalls in Senate as Manchin, Menendez vote with Republicans

One of President Joe Biden's top Labor Department nominees went down on the Senate floor on Tuesday after two Democrats voted with Republicans to block the nomination. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Bob Menendez of New Jersey both voted against advancing the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the assistant secretary of Labor. Nominees need just a simple majority in the Senate. But Democrats' 51-vote majority means two defections c…

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Top Biden Labor nominee falls on Senate floor

Rodriguez previously served in the Florida Senate from 2016-2020 and in that state's lower chamber from 2012-2016.

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Senate stalls Biden labor nominee as 2 Dems vote with GOP

Biden tapped Rodríguez, a former Florida state senator, for the nomination to head the Employment and Training Administration

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Biden Labor Nominee Rejected in Senate After Manchin, Menendez Side With GOP

The Senate failed to advance Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Labor’s largest subagency, dealing a major blow to the Biden administration and José Javier Rodríguez, whose nomination has stalled since July 2021.

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The Senate on Tuesday voted against advancing President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top Labor Department position.

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